Microsoft’s new ChatGPT AI starts sending ‘unhinged’ messages to people - The Independent

https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/chatgpt-ai-messages-microsoft-bing-b2282491.html

System appears to be suffering a breakdown as it ponders why it has to exist at all.

Darknet drug market BlackSprut openly advertises on billboards in Moscow - The Record

https://therecord.media/blacksprut-darknet-drug-market-billboards-moscow/

The fact that BlackSprut was openly advertising its services in the Russian capital could mean several things: Either the billboard owners did not know about the platform’s illegal activity, or the billboards were hacked, or no one in a position of authority simply cared.

Google AI chatbot Bard sends shares plummeting after it gives wrong answer - The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/feb/09/google-ai-chatbot-bard-error-sends-shares-plummeting-in-battle-with-microsoft

Google’s riposte to ChatGPT has got off to an embarrassing start after its new artificial intelligence-powered chatbot gave a wrong answer in a promotional video, as investors wiped more than $100bn (£82bn) off the value of the search engine’s parent company, Alphabet.

Justisminister Mehl hadde TikTok på tjenestetelefonen – NRK

https://www.nrk.no/norge/justisminister-mehl-hadde-tiktok-pa-tjenestetelefonen-1.16280577

Gaute Wangen er førsteamanuensis ved NTNU og ekspert i risikostyring av informasjonssikkerhet. Han forteller at TikTok er verstingen av alle appene nå.

Mercedes-Benz is the first to bring Level 3 automated driving to the US - The Verge

https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/27/23572942/mercedes-drive-pilot-level-3-approved-nevada

The company’s Drive Pilot system is approved for use in Nevada, but only at speeds up to 40 mph.

Level 3 systems are not without their risks. Most autonomous vehicle operators, including Waymo and Cruise, have said they think Level 3 is too dangerous, preferring to work exclusively on Level 4 technology. The reason is the need for drivers to stay attentive despite the vehicle performing most of the driving tasks.

There have been studies that show that hand-off between automated system and human driver can be especially fraught. When people have been disconnected from driving for a longer period of time, they may overreact when suddenly taking control in an emergency situation. They may overcorrect steering, brake too hard, or be unable to respond correctly because they hadn’t been paying attention.

Safari Safe Browsing Blocks GitLab in Hong Kong

https://mjtsai.com/blog/2023/01/30/safe-browsing/

The Enshittification of All Things

https://mjtsai.com/blog/2023/01/27/the-enshittification-of-all-things/

The lights have been on at a Massachusetts school for over a year because no one can turn them off

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/lights-massachusetts-school-year-no-one-can-turn-rcna65611

The lighting system was installed at Minnechaug Regional High School when it was built over a decade ago and was intended to save money and energy. But ever since the software that runs it failed on Aug. 24, 2021, the lights in the Springfield suburbs school have been on continuously, costing taxpayers a small fortune.

Paul Mustone, president of the Reflex Lighting Group, said the parts they need to replace the system at the school have finally arrived from the factory in China and they expect to do the installation over the February break.

A post from Jeremi M Gosney on the 7th LastPass breach - Infosec Exchange

https://infosec.exchange/@epixoip/109585049354200263

You see, I’m not simply recommending that users bail on LastPass because of this latest breach. I’m recommending you run as far way as possible from LastPass due to its long history of incompetence, apathy, and negligence. It’s abundantly clear that they do not care about their own security, and much less about your security.

So, why do I recommend Bitwarden and 1Password? It’s quite simple:

A Roomba recorded a woman on the toilet. How did screenshots end up on Facebook? - MIT Technology Review

https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/12/19/1065306/roomba-irobot-robot-vacuums-artificial-intelligence-training-data-privacy/

Robot vacuum companies say your images are safe, but a sprawling global supply chain for data from our devices creates risk.

The images were not taken by a person, but by development versions of iRobot’s Roomba J7 series robot vacuum. They were then sent to Scale AI, a startup that contracts workers around the world to label audio, photo, and video data used to train artificial intelligence.